Kent State University at Salem held its fall Undergraduate Research Conference, an event that recognizes students for their research and allows them to share what they learned through discussions with the academic staff. 

The Kent State East Liverpool Campus held its seventh annual Culture Fair to showcase students’ research about Native American cultures through posters, papers and videos.

Lorene Martin, MSN, RN, CRNP, was named the Kent State University College of Nursing 2018 DAISY Faculty Award recipient. She is a senior lecturer of nursing on the Kent State Salem Campus.

Krista Hawkins, MSN, RN, nursing lecturer at Kent State Salem, was one of two honorable mention awardees.

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major on the Salem Campus, took first place honors at the Kent State University Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition. She was one of 60 participants from all Kent campuses and competed in the psychological sciences division.

Shasteen’s research project, “Cognitive Impairments of those with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” spanned 10 weeks over the past summer. The winners of the SURE program were announced in October.